SPD gets reports of multiple shots fired

Wednesday

Dec 19, 2012 at 3:59 PMDec 19, 2012 at 4:01 PM

The first came from the 900 block of South Main at 10 p.m. Saturday. SPD Ptl. George Bethell was dispatched to the area and spoke to a 43-year-old Stuttgart woman who said she heard “a gunshot go off.”

Leigh Kreimeier, lkreimeier@stuttgartdailyleader.com

Several reports of “shots fired” have come through the Stuttgart Police Department with five separate reports of damage and one coming from a possible fight.

The first came from the 900 block of South Main at 10 p.m. Saturday. SPD Ptl. George Bethell was dispatched to the area and spoke to a 43-year-old Stuttgart woman who said she heard “a gunshot go off.”

“When she went to look you could see where the bullet went through the two windows of the home and came to a stop in the wall that connects to the kitchen and the living room,” Bethell wrote in his SPD incident report.

The damage was estimated at $500.

On Monday SPD Ptl. Kyle Stokes was dispatched to the 400 block of West Fourth for “shots fired.” When he arrived he found a red Chevrolet Monte Carlo with a passenger window busted, a black Ford F-150 that had been shot through the back glass and a gold Chevrolet Avalanche that had the passenger side window busted, a bullet hole in the rear driver side door and through the driver side front window also hitting and cracking the windshield.

A 26-year-old Stuttgart man, who owns the Avalanche, said the suspect or suspects had also damaged his DVD player, stole a suit and an amplifier from his vehicle.

After finding blood in the vehicle SPD Criminal Investigation Division Lt. Mark Duke was called to the scene.

While officers were out on this call SPD Ptl. Paul Hofstad was dispatched to the 300 block of West Fourth to speak to a 23-year-old Stuttgart woman.

“She stated that while laying in bed she heard gunshots going off and then heard her children’s bedroom window bust,” Stokes wrote, adding to his report.

The bullet hole was found in the top of the window located on the north side of the home. The bullet was found lodged behind the window trim, retrieved, and given to Duke for further investigation.

To report any crimes or anyone with possible further information can contact Stuttgart Police Department at (870) 673-1414.